Friday, July 10, 2015

The Role of Faith

By Samantha W.

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and
certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 NIV

Faith is the
mainstay of our lives as Christians. We aren’t saved because of what we do, but
because we believe that Jesus Christ is God’s son and died for our sins. In
Hebrews, it talks about faith being the reason God credited His people with
righteousness.

And
without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him
must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews
11:6)

No wonder The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our
faith!” (Luke 17:5)

But what did
Jesus say? He replied, “If you have faith
as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and
planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Luke 17:6. NIV

Wouldn’t that be
a sight! To see a tree uproot and fling itself into the water. Seems impossible,
doesn’t it? Our logical minds tell us it couldn’t
happen. But Jesus said it would take very little faith to accomplish.

The tricky thing
about faith is that it’s the opposite of doubt. In fact, they are so opposite
they can’t be together. One always ousts the other out. A person who doubts is
said to be like a wave of the sea, blown
and tossed by the wind. (James 1:6.) And is unstable in all he does. (James 1:7) Similarly, God warns in
Isaiah 7:9, If you do not stand firm in
your faith, you will not stand at all.

With all the
opinions and voices out there, telling us what is true and false, we must have a
firm belief in God’s Word or we can be so easily swayed. So how do we act upon
faith? We’ll talk about it next month. Until
then, let’s summarize the roles faith takes.